Data & Research
Management Consultant Questions Validity of Anonymous Employee Surveys
British and American workers are more likely to lie to their employers when presented with "anonymous" employee surveys, according to research from a management consultant. Michael Coates, managing ...
S&P Sees Proposed Insurer Rules as Strong on Risk Management
Standard & Poor's said the Federal Reserve Board's proposed rules for insurers under its oversight are strong as far as risk management, but uncertainty remains as to other crucial details. "We ...
Declined D&O Claims Have Global Relevance: Marsh
When a directors and officers (D&O) claim is declined, it can be catastrophic for an insured, forcing the company to deal with "the financial costs of a claim or loss entirely on its own," ...
$1.1B in German Flood Claims is Double Initial Estimates: Fitch
Insurers will face higher-than-expected claims related to floods in Germany, according to Fitch Ratings, dealing another blow to an industry squeezed by low interest rates and decreasing prices for ...
Reinsurance Demand Spike Likely with Solvency II: Fitch Ratings
Solvency II will increase insurers' demand for reinsurance products as they seek to strengthen their capital positions via risk transfer, according to a report published by Fitch Ratings. Reinsurance ...
Good Sleep Helps You and Your Company Perform Better: McKinsey & Co.
Lack of sleep can leave you unable to recall simple facts, hinder your decision-making skills, and have a negative effect on your disposition and ability to interact with others, McKinsey and Co. ...
A British EU Exit Could Kill 34,000 London Jobs, IUA Warns
A British exit from the European Union would cause grave damage to the London market and the loss of thousands of jobs, according to a position paper from the International Underwriting Association ...
Reinsurance Rates Still Falling—But Less at June 1: JLT Re
Property-catastrophe reinsurance rate declines are continuing to taper off from the double-digit average drops that were recorded two years ago, JLT Re reported in a report yesterday. JLT Re's ...